“And he said, ‘I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me.’” Genesis 32:26 Dear Ones: What is prayer but the expression of the heart towards God, whether to bless His name, or to petition Him for His blessing? It is first and foremost the great expression of worship, that attributing of worth, praise,…
“These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth: and shutteth, and no man openeth.” Revelation 3:7 Dear Ones: What is the essential element to consider when we look at doors that God opens, and those that He closes? …
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.” Micah 5:2 Dear Ones: If there is one consistent, dominant theme throughout the Scriptures, it is that God, the Lord Jesus, possess all power and authority…
“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father; He hath declared Him.” John 1:18 Dear Ones: How do we know that God exists? Paul writes to the Romans, “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,…
“Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.” 1 Timothy 2:7 Dear Ones: Perhaps the greatest similarity between the Apostle Paul and the Lord Jesus, was the devotion to God that he had by the Spirit,…
“For I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.” Isaiah 44:3 Dear Ones: What is the basis and assurance that God says what he means, and means what He says? It has to do…
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8 Dear Ones: There is a direct correlation between owing God and owing man. On the one hand with regard to our obligations to God, there is a total indebtedness, as our need of salvation…
“When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’” Luke 5:8 Dear Ones: It must have been a beautiful day by the lake of Gennesaret, that Jesus stood, giving to the people the word of God. As they pressed upon Him,…
“For I knew that Thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest Thee of the evil.” Jonah 4:2 Dear Ones: Jonah ended up in the belly of a fish at the bottom of the ocean for all of the wrong reasons. The first was that he was…
“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” Mark 1:35 Dear Ones: In one of Jesus’ parables, He likens the one who hears the word of God, but the care of this world, along with the deceitfulness of riches, choke…